Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Waitomo Cave New Zealand

Under the green hills of the Hamilton-Waikato region lies a labyrinth of
caves, sinkholes and underground rivers recognized as Waitomo. The
area's name comes from the Maori words wai (water) and tomo (hole). The
Waitomo Caves is a beautiful village and solutional cave system forming a
foremost tourist attraction in the northern King Country region of the
North Island of New Zealand, 12 KM northwest of Te Kuiti. The cave is
famous tourist attractions in New Zealand and renowned magnet for both
local and overseas visitors. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves occupy a high
placing in the New Zealand vacation wish-list. The caves were carved by
underground streams pushing through soft limestone over thousands of
years. Numerous have astonishing stalactites growing down from the
ceiling and stalagmites growing up from the cave floor, pointy cones of
layered rock formed over centuries by dripping water. The cave walls are
also decorated with galaxies of native glow worms. Definitely!
Glowworms are stunning. In 2005 we were delighted to host two separate
BBC film crews at Spellbound, and they were really impressed and amazed
by glowworms, one cameraman described the Spellbound Glowworm Cave as
one of the top 10 natural spectacles he'd seen.

The glow worm,
Arachnocampa luminosa, is unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny
creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our expert
guides provide informative commentary on the Caves' historical and
geological significance. Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see for any
traveler. Enjoy the world famous boat ride under thousands of magical
glowworms and become a part of over 120 years of cultural and natural
history. Almost 30 million years ago, the legend of Waitomo Caves
started with the creation of limestone at the bottom of the ocean.
Nowadays limestone formations stand as one of New Zealand's most
inspiring natural wonders and a must-see destination. The magical
glowworms Waitomo cave is home to unforgettable sightseeing attractions.